Don’t Give Up! The immortal football coach of the Green bay Packers Vince Lombardi, once said to his players “Fatigue will make cowards of us all” He was encouraging his team to give even more effort in practice, even though they were exhausted. So that during a game, when they were once again drained of…
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The Little Things I was cleaning out a drawer yesterday and discovered a tennis racket string dampener. This tiny little object is placed between the strings just above the throat of the racket near the handle. It is about the size of a nickel. I purchased a tennis racket a year ago and neglected to…
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I Remember You At the illuminate Film Festival we will all get to see a very haunting and romantic film titled ” I Remember You” It is also the title of a song written in 1941 with the lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Here are the lyrics:“I Remember You” I remember you, you’re the one that…
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There is no path There is nowhere to go. We are already there. With each trip around the sun, more and more people come to the realization that there’s somehow more to life than meets the eye. It is an awakening process that leaves many of us wondering what the true nature of reality is…
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Like a Good Neighbor! We bought some furniture the other day on a local Facebook site. We drove through a sleet storm and didn’t get home until dark. We called our neighbor down the block for help and he and his wife both came and helped me carry in a very heavy sofa. They told…
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No Goal but This Lou Ann and I went to a Deva Premal chanting concert tonight. Her partner Miten sang a song with the title of this blog. At our core, there is nothing to do, but be. We don’t need to accomplish anything. We are connected to our essence and just being is enough. …
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May the Fourth Be With You Today is the fourth day of May, so I thought I would have some fun with the old Jedi quote of “May the Force be with you. Actually it always is. We can never be without it, because we are the Force. There is only Oneness. Everything is a part…
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It’s All Good Yesterday we drove over to Prescott Arizona which is about fifty five miles from our house. About half way there, a huge sleet storm blew across the highway. There was a three inch accumulation for a few miles. Life is an adventure! It was thirty seven degrees this morning. Saturday it will…
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Familiarity Breeds Contentment There is the old saying that familiarity breeds contempt. The expression “familiarity breeds contempt” is all too familiar. Yet, as the case with many common sayings, we might benefit from taking a look at whether or not it truly makes sense. When we don’t examine these beliefs they tend to become self-fulfilling…
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There is such a thing as a free lunch The Illuminate Film Festival is coming up at the end of this month in Sedona, May 30th to June 3rd. One of our featured documentaries is The Free Lunch Society. It is a film about the concept of a basic income for everyone. Fact: The world produces…
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